Fall 2019 - Spring 2020 Presentations: Dr. Johanna Kissler Dean of Graduate Studies Department of Psychology and Physical Education at University of Bielefeld Tuesday, September 24th 2019 Talk Time 1:00pm Talk Time 3:30pm Coverdell S175 Talk Title: Aging, Exercise, and Brain Plasticity For more information on Dr. Kissler’s work and her research group: https://www.unibielefeld.de/ psychologie/abteilung/arbeitseinheiten/ 02/personen//kissler.html Dr. Kirk Erickson Associate Professor of Psychology and Geriatric Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Tuesday, January 28th 2020 Talk Time 1:00pm Coverdell S175 Talk Title: Aging, Exercise, and Brain Plasticity Dr. Erickson received his Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Philosophy at Marquette University in 1999. He received his PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2005 and did post-doctoral work at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois until 2008. Dr. Erickson’s research interests range from cognitive neuroscience, aging, neuroplasticity, genetics, and molecular mechanisms of cognitive function. He is currently the Principal Investigator of the BACH lab at the University of Pittsburgh and is continuing his research on how the brain changes in late adulthood and the factors that promote successful aging. For more information on Dr. Erickson’s work and his research group: http://bachlab.pitt.edu/ Dr. Vince Calhoun Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Georgia State University Thursday, March 5th 2020 Talk Time 1:00pm Coverdell S175 Talk Title: Towards the Development of Brain Imaging Biomarkers: A Network-Based Approach Dr. Calhoun is founding director of the tri-institutional Center for Translational Research in Neuroimaging and Data Science (TReNDS) and a Georgia Research Alliance eminent scholar in brain health and image analysis where he holds an appointment at Georgia State University as a Distinguished University Professor as well as appointments at Georgia Institution of Technology and Emory University. He was previously the President of the Mind Research Network and Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of New Mexico. He is the author of more than 750 full journal articles and over 800 technical reports, abstracts and conference proceedings. His work includes the development of flexible methods to analyze functional magnetic resonance imaging data such as independent component analysis, deep learning for neuroimaging, data fusion of multimodal imaging and genetics data, neuroinformatics tools, and the identification of biomarkers for disease. His research is funded by the NIH and NSF among other agencies. For more information on Dr. Calhoun’s work and his research group: https://trendscenter.org/ Fall 2018 - Spring 2019 Presentations: Dr. Mukesh Dhamala Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy Georgia State University Thursday, April 11th 2019 Talk Time 4:00pm Coverdell S175 Talk Title: Brain Network Oscillations During Perceptual Decision-Making Dr. Mukesh Dhamala leads the NeuroPhysics program at Georgia State University, focused on studying the underlying physics of brain structure and function in both healthy and disease states. The Dhamala group at GSU employs a 64-channel EEG system to record brain electrical activity in studies of human decision-making, creativity, epilepsy, and stroke. NeuroPhysics research projects also include theoretical studies and modeling of brain and neuronal processes. Recent discoveries from the Dhamala group include the conserved principles of brain network oscillations in perceptual decision-making across multiple sensory domains and high-frequency neural oscillations during epileptic seizures, and the effects of time-delayed coupling in phase synchronization of nonlinear oscillators. For more information on Dr. Dhamala’s work and his research group: www.physics.gsu.edu/dhamala/Research_Dhamala.html Dr. Audrey Duarte Associate Professor of Psychology Georgia Tech Thursday, May 16th 2019 Talk Time: 3:00pm Coverdell S175 Talk Title: Individual Differences In Episodic Memory Across The Adult Lifespan Dr. Audrey Duarte leads the Memory and Aging Lab at Georgia Tech, which is a cognitive neuroscience research lab focused on investigating what specific age-related changes in prefrontal cortical cognitive control processes contribute to associative memory impairments. They also investigate how emotion, stress, and exercise can improve memory functioning in young and older adults. The Duarte group at Georgia Tech employs experimental techniques such as behavioral testing, electrophysiology (EEG), functional neuroimaging (fMRI) and neuropsychological studies of people with memory difficulties and brain injuries. For more information on Dr. Duarte’s work and her research group: http://duartelab.gatech.edu/ Past Presentations: Fall and Spring 2017-2018 Presentations: Luke Dittrich Luke Dittrich is a National Magazine Award-winning journalist and contributing editor at New York Times Magazine. In his first book, Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets, he explores the scientific, ethical and, above all, human dimensions of one of the most important stories in the history of medicine. Winner of the PEN E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Wednesday, November 1st Miller Learning Center Room 148 Talk Tilte: Patient H.M.: A Story of Memory, Madness, and Family Secrets Fall 2015 - Spring 2017 Presentations: Dr. Paul Laurienti (M.D./Ph.D.) Professor, Radiology Center on Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism Wake Forest School of Medicine Thursday, March 30th, 3:30 P.M. Pharmacy South: PS101 Talk Tilte: Networks, Interdependence, and the Complex Brain For more information about Dr. Laurienti work visit: Wake Forest Profile: Dr. Paul Laurienti Distinguished Speaker: Dr. Godfrey Pearlson Director Olin Center for Neuropsychiatry Research Center Professor, Psychiatry and Neuroscience Yale School of Medicine Thursday, December 1st, 2016 - 3:30 PM Paul D. Coverdell Building S-175 Talk Tilte: Marijuana - The Upsides and Downsides of a Complex Substance For more information about Dr. Pearlson's work visit: Yale Profile: Godrey Pearlson This Colloquium is in partnership with the Neuroscience Division of BHSI Distinguished Speaker: Dr. Yi Wang Distinguished Professor Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University Tuesday July 26th, 2016 - 3:00 PM Paul D. Coverdell Building S-175 Talk Tilte: Quantitative susceptibility mapping of biometals: neurodegeneration, inflammation & oxygenation For more information about Dr. Wang work visit: Cornell Profile: Yi Wang Fall 2015 - Spring 2016 Presentations Dr. Kim Wallen Emory University November 6, 2015 - 2:30 pm Coverdell S 175 Talk Title: "The eye of the beholder: Sex differences in neural and subjective response to sexual images" Dr. Graeme Mason Yale University December 3, 2015 - 3:30 pm Coverdell S 175 Co-sponsored with Neuroscience Seminar Series Talk Title: "Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of Brain Metabolism of Glucose, Acetate, and Ethanol" Dr. Christopher Conway Georgia State University February 19, 2016 - 3 p.m. Coverdell S175 Talk Title: "Learning structure in time: The neurocognitive basis of sequential learning and its role in language development" Distinguished Speaker: Dr. Susan Whitfield-Gabrieli Massachusetts Institute of Technology April 21, 2016- 3:30 p.m. Coverdell S175 Talk Title: "Clinical Applications of Resting State Networks: Clinical Characterization, Novel Treatments and Prediction of Clinical Outcome" 2015 Dr. Jessica Turner Georgia State University "Genetic networks and gray matter deficits in schizophrenia" Dr. Stefan Everling Western University - Canada "Resting-state fMRI in monkeys:Neural correlates and alterations following focal stroke" 2014 Dr. Negar Fani Emory University "Emotional and Cognitive Manifestations of Posttraumatic Stress: Moving Toward New Diagnostic Classifications and Treatment Methods for Traumatized Individuals” Dr. Lewis Wheaton Georgia Institute of Technology "Action Encoding for Skillful Motor Rehabilitation: Concepts from Central and Peripheral Nervous System Injury” Roberto Cabeza, Ph.D. Duke University “Compensatory Brain Activity in Older Adults” Dr. Daniel L. Drane, Ph.D., ABPP(CN) Emory University School of Medicine "Decreasing Cognitive Morbidity of Epilepsy Surgery Through Enhanced Knowledge of Neural Networks and Novel Laser Ablation Technology" 2013 James Rilling, Ph.D. Emory University "Comparative primate neuroimaging: insights into human brain evolution" Bruce Crosson, Ph.D. Emory University School of Medicine "Neural Systems in Language: From Aging to Aphasia" Hui Mao, Ph.D. Emory University "MRI Biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia" Helen Mayberg, M.D. Emory University School of Medicine "Precision Medicine: The Evolving Role for Imaging in Optimizing Treatment for Depression" Olaf Sporns, Ph.D. Indiana University Bloomington "Discovering the Human Connectome" 2012 Mukesh Dhamala, Ph.D. Georgia State University “Patterns of Brain Activity During Decision-Making Processes” Shella Keilholz, Ph.D. Georgia Institute of Technology “Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Spontaneous BOLD Fluctuations” Lawrence Sweet, Ph.D. Brown University Alpert Medical School “Functional Neuroimaging Approaches and Applications in Clinical Research” 2011 Russell A. Poldrack , Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin "Putting on the Brakes: The Neural Basis of Response Inhibition" Joe Manns, Ph.D. Emory University Department of Psychology "The Hippocampus and Memory for Items in Context" Chris Rorden, Ph.D. GA Tech Center for Advanced Brain Imaging "The Left Frontal Lobe's Role in Language" 2010 Stephan Hamman, Ph.D. Emory University "Neural Mechanisms of Emotion and Emotional Memory" Xiaoping P. Hu, Ph.D. Director, Biomedical Imaging Technology Center Georgia Tech and Emory University "Functional Connectivity and Causal Connectivity in Resting State Brain Networks Derived from fMRI Data" Audrey Duarte , Ph.D. Georgia Institute of Technology "Aging and the Neural Systems Supporting Associative Recollection" Kent A. Kiehl, Ph.D. University of New Mexico "The Criminal Psychopath Revealed: Assessment, Recidivism, Treatment and Neuroscience" 2009 Jay Hedgé, Ph.D. Medical College of Georgia "Vision as Inference" Johanna Kissler, Ph.D. University of Konstanz, Germany "What's in a Word? Emotion in Visual Word Processing" Dean Sabatinelli, Ph.D. University of Georgia "Investigating the Timing of Emotional Perception with Functional MRI" Jason Kao, M.S. University of Georgia “Multi-objective Optimal Experimental Designs for Event-related fMRI Studies" 2008 Martin Paulus, Ph.D. University of California "Decision-making and Interoception" 2007 John Sweeney, Ph.D University of Illinois, Chicago "Cognitive Neuroscience of Neurodevelopmental Disorders" 2006 Jerry Allison, Ph.D. Medical College of Georgia “Three Tesla MRI: Capabilities, Opportunities and Challenges” 2005 Gregory G. Brown, Ph.D. University of California, San Diego “Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Survey of Applications in Clinical Neuroscience” Daniel Weissman, Ph.D. Duke University “The Neural Mechanisms for Minimizing Distraction" Professor Friedemann, University of Cambridge, UK “Brain Reflections of Language and Actions” 2004 Xiaoping Hu, Ph.D. Georgia Tech and Emory University “Mapping Brain Function and Connectivity with MRI”
